ratepayer
a person who pays a regular charge for the use of a public utility, as gas or electricity, usually based on the quantity consumed.
British. a person who pays rates; a taxpayer of the local government.
Origin of ratepayer
1Other words from ratepayer
- ratepaying, adjective, noun
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How to use ratepayer in a sentence
Lobbyists for local water agencies are hopeful the state will provide direct emergency assistance to ratepayers in the state budget.
Morning Report: San Diegans Are Drowning in Water Debt | Voice of San Diego | January 28, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoOne exists for assisting low-income ratepayers to cover energy bills but not in the water world, Farrel said.
San Diegans Are Drowning in Water Debt During COVID-19 | MacKenzie Elmer | January 27, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoOne utility had been collecting fees from ratepayers for 19 years and failing to send the money to the CPUC, Stebbins said.
She Noticed $200 Million Missing, Then She Was Fired | by Scott Morris, Bay City News Foundation | December 24, 2020 | ProPublicaThe cost is usually passed on to customers and it’s you, the ratepayer, who actually pays the franchise fee on your utility bill.
Environment Report: New Mayor, Council Draw Lines in Franchise Fee Battle | MacKenzie Elmer | December 21, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoWe must ensure that we do not squander this once-in-a-generation opportunity to help meet the city’s climate goals and protect ratepayers.
Power to the People of San Diego? It’s Possible, But the Window Is Closing | MacKenzie Elmer | December 16, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
Among their other duties, they had the power of commuting each ratepayer's statute-labor for five years.
The Last Laird of MacNab | VariousMill's absolute principle would condemn the levy of a shilling for a school, if the ratepayer objected to the religious teaching.
The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. | Sir Leslie StephenAs a woman and a ratepayer, I realise the importance of eliminating all unavoidable expenditure in Municipal undertakings.
"But surely cookery is taught in the schools," pleaded the ratepayer.
For that reason an English municipal taxpayer is called a ratepayer.
The American Language | Henry L. Mencken
British Dictionary definitions for ratepayer
/ (ˈreɪtˌpeɪə) /
a person who pays local rates, esp a householder
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